What you are entitled to

Pocket Money:

If you are living in foster care (residential care/private foster care the amounts you receive can be different), you should be receiving pocket money. The amount you receive will be different depending on your age. Your foster carer should give you pocket money every week, some of it could be put into a bank account.

This is what you should receive:

Age

Amount

0-4

£4

5 – 15

£9

16 – 17

£16

Your foster carer will also receive holiday, birthday and festival allowances for you.

Age Band

Holiday

Birthday

Festival

0 -4 years

£267

£133

£133

5 – 15 years

£351

£160

£160

16 -17 years

£458

£213

£213

When you first move into your placement, your foster carer will receive money to buy your school uniform and they will be given an allowance to buy your clothes.